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20 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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verb
to make impure |
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Ambidextrous
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adjective
able to use both hands with equal facility; unusually skillful; deceptive or hypocritical. |
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Augment
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verb
to increase in size, amount, degree, or severity |
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Bereft
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verb
1. deprived of something 2. lacking something needed or expected 3. suffering the death of a loved one. |
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Deploy
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verb
to distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically |
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Dour
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adjective
1. extremely serious and stern; forbidding 2. bleak and gloomy 3. stubborn and obstinate |
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Fortitude
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noun
strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. |
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Gape
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verb
1. to open the mouth wide. 2. to stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open. |
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Gibe
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1. to make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks. (verb)
2. a derisive remark (noun) |
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Guise
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noun
1. outward appearance or aspect. 2. False appearance; pretence. 3. mode of dress; garb. |
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Insidious
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adj
1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner. 2. intended to entrap; treacherous. 3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring. |
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Intimation
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noun
1. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity. 2. Very personal; private. 3. Indirect suggestion |
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Opulent
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rich and superior in quality
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Pliable
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adj
1. Easily bent or shaped. 2. Receptive to change. 3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable |
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Reiterate
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verb
To say or do again or repeatedly |
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stolid
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adj
having or revealing little or no emotion or sensablility |
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tentative
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adj
1. not fully worked out, concluded or agreed on 2. uncertain, hesitant |
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Unkempt
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adj
1. not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy 2. unpolished; rude |
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Verbatim
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adj
using the exact same words; word for word |
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warily
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adv
on gaurd; watchful |
